Pāli Dictionary

pubbaka

pubbastemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

purima, pubba, purāṇa, porāṇa, purimaka, porāṇaka

general

  • प्राचीन; पूर्वकालीन

  • ancient; former; belonging to earlier times; who lived in former times

  • SN 12.65

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, puriso araññe pavane caramāno passeyya purāṇaṃ maggaṃ purāṇ'añjasaṃ pubbakehi manussehi anuyātaṃ.

  • Thag 16.10

    saritvā pubbake yogī, tesaṃ vattam'anussaraṃ, kiñ'c'āpi pacchimo kālo, phuseyya amataṃ padaṃ.

  • (समास के अंत में) से पूर्ववर्ती; के साथ

  • (as final member of a compound) preceded by; accompanied by; coming first, at the beginning of

approximate

Compound structure

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pubbākā
  1. pubbā

    पूर्व; पूर्वी दिशा

  2. kā

    कौन? क्या? कौन सी? कौन सी स्त्री? (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम, ka का स्त्रीलिंग एकवच प्रथमा)

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